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Super career cycle game board
June 27, 2013

Where are you in your career cycle? Super’s career stages and Levinson’s life development models

I recently wrote about how our choice of careers can be largely determined by culture and genetics. What about our path within that career choice? Are… Read more

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    Good comments, Barry. One of the reasons I…
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    barry b
    that's so dangerous, Chad, to only look at…
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My Honda Scoopy is in need of an intervention
June 21, 2013

A broken scooter highlights a need for intervention

I have been known to work long hours, and it is not uncommon for me to catch the midnight train home and arrive at a… Read more

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    Craig
    Sorry to hear about your scooter, Chad, but…
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Gottfredson's theory of circumscription and compromise
June 12, 2013

Did you inherit your career? Gottfredson’s theory of circumscription and compromise

  I grew up in a family business. From age six to fourteen, my weekends were spent at first sweeping floors and then assisting in… Read more

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    great to know I was doing those 5…
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June 7, 2013

Birthday reflections: Give it away

  My birthday and the anniversary of Sideways Thoughts are around the same time, which provides an opportunity to use my thoughts here to reflect… Read more

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Climbing the ladder
June 3, 2013

The disruptive impact of the technology industry on careers: Framing the opportunity

Technological disruption is said to change ‘everything’.  The speed of this disruption is increasing, resulting in what a Harvard Business Review article recently referred to… Read more

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    In my view, It is creating more and…
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Jux: Make things meaningful
May 28, 2013

Meaning and narrative: Jux closes and exposes the truth behind the consumer exchange

Social media site Jux is shutting down. I am not surprised. The image-focused blogging platform was aesthetically engaging, but perhaps not differentiated from image-heavy WordPress… Read more

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    marina
    We are lots of happy Jux users, only…
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zach sobiech
May 25, 2013

Fear of loss in organisations: A humble lesson from Zach Sobiech in Soul Pancake’s My Last Days

To what extent does fear determine your emotional response? I ask this as I reflect on an impacting story about Zach Sobiech and my own… Read more

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I want his floppy hat
May 21, 2013

What I learned by completing a Master’s degree

I attended my graduation ceremony last week to conclude a six-year journey towards a Masters of Applied Social Science (Management). I have since been asked… Read more

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    carly
    I am due to complete my final assessment…
  • Theresa
    Theresa
    well done Mr. high distinction average, well done.
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Meaning and uncertainty
May 16, 2013

The importance of defining meaning in times of uncertainty

What do you say you do for a day job? Program websites? Build widgets? Manage people? Sell things? Deliver stuff? Cook, clean, care, or create?… Read more

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Meaning and uncertainty
May 16, 2013

The importance of defining meaning in times of uncertainty

What do you say you do for a day job? Program websites? Build widgets? Manage people? Sell things? Deliver stuff? Cook, clean, care, or create?… Read more

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Apply for the position of CEO of yourself
May 5, 2013

Fierce conversations principle 5: Trust your instincts (and be the CEO of you)

‘Don’t just trust your instincts. Obey them’, Susan Scott states in principle five of her Fierce Conversations book. The premise behind the fifth principle is… Read more

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    Theresa
    ‘Don’t just trust your instincts. Obey them’... unless…
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When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
April 25, 2013

Autocratic versus Democratic leadership: Are you the right tool for the right job?

‘When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail’, as the Maslow quote goes. The best leadership is said to be situational,… Read more

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  • Teresa
    Teresa
    Hi , I believe I am Democratic. How…
  • B.B
    B.B
    The above research about leadership is good enough…
  • Chad
    Chad
    Thanks Kevin! Yes, "democratic" can be an awkward…
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